1. Maturity is a mindset, not a status you’re given.

2. A mature mindset understands they have not arrived.

3. A mature mindset has the courage to forget what lies behind.

"For the runner reckons not up how many circuits he hath finished, but how many are left."-Chrysostom

A mature mindset has the courage to press on towards the goal.

Sermon Questions

Read Philippians 3:12-16

1) When you think of someone mature, what or who comes to mind?

2) What is Maturity?

3) What is Paul's reasoning for pressing on towards perfection?

4) Why does it take courage to forget about our past to press on to what lies ahead?

5) Why is it important to know what you are pressing on to?

6) Do you have goals in 2026? How are you making Christ your own this new year?

7) Is there a spiritual goal you have each year? If so, what is it?